tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26876393.post2058636723131873897..comments2015-02-19T05:00:21.741-08:00Comments on PANIC!: Meet Royce White, anxiety sufferer.Eric Wilinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725864034917042247noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26876393.post-15593894320117753862012-07-26T21:03:29.937-07:002012-07-26T21:03:29.937-07:00You&#39;re right, I&#39;ve seen about 40 seconds o...You&#39;re right, I&#39;ve seen about 40 seconds of &quot;America&#39;s Top Model&quot; ;=)<br /><br />I wish I could have seen the scene you describe. People can be pretty damn ignorant. It&#39;s getting better with every decade, though; at least, that&#39;s my perception. <br /><br />Meanwhile, Laura may well have been more courageous than anyone she was competing with. Still, there&#39;s something to the argument that people who panic are better suited for some professions than others.<br /><br />Thanks for the kind and thoughtful comment.Eric Wilinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725864034917042247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26876393.post-21032342538020179332012-07-18T16:35:53.616-07:002012-07-18T16:35:53.616-07:00I&#39;ve been thinking about your blog because I w...I&#39;ve been thinking about your blog because I was watching &quot;America&#39;s Next Top Model&quot; (a show I&#39;m certain that you don&#39;t watch) last May and was surprised to see that their finalist, a girl named Laura had a panic attack at her last Cover Girl shoot. I tried to find a clip of it online but to no avail. But basically she started shaking and feeling like she was going to pass out. They called the ambulance and everyone got super worried about her. I knew immediately that she had had a panic attack (probably due to the stress, pressure, and working in a foreign city). She said later that she had never experienced one before. But what was even more interesting was how the judges and Tyra Banks pretty much freaked out that she had mental &quot;issues.&quot; I thought it was so sad and yet so poignant of how our culture treats people that have had panic attacks. Here is one article that believes Laura&#39;s panic attack cost her the Win. See http://www.wetpaint.com/americas-next-top-model/articles/do-you-think-lauras-panic-attack-cost-her-the-antm-cycle-18-win. Hopefully, people like Huff and White will help educate others about anxiety. Of of course to writers like yourself. Thanks for the blog.Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04795222926888797775noreply@blogger.com